Mike Bridges wrote:
>
> I am trying to format a 4.3G WD hard drive in a AMD 266 with 64 MB
> of ram.It is running a version of WIN95a.I am formatting from a floppy
> and everything goes fine until it tells me I will lose all information
> on the drive.I type "y" and hit enter and then I am getting a
> insuffecient
> memory message and it stops at 12%.
>  I have done alot of formats in the past and have run into this problem
> once before but it has been along time and I forgot how to solve this
> problem.
>  Any advice is much appreciated.



   Try the WD diagnostic file (I have it here at
http://www.esc14.net/troubleshooting/files/pcfiles.htm). That should
tell you if it's toast. Sounds like it has serious problems. I've had a
few drivers exhibit that behavior and they all ended up as junk or
warranty returns.


Later,

Russell Smith
Edtech Consultant, Journalist
Region 14 ESC Abilene
http://camalott.com/~rssmith
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